With this high demand for salt comes a high price, Hamilton County is seeking 16,000 tons of salt to fill local domes. It will come at a cost, $950,000 higher than last year.

With this high demand for salt comes a high price, Hamilton County is seeking 16,000 tons of salt to fill local domes. It will come at a cost, $950,000 higher than last year.

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Updated: 7:00 PM EDT Sep 2, 2014

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WEBVTT THE OCEAN ANDENTERING THE ATMOSPHERE.LESS ICE MEANS MORE COLDAIR.THAT IS BAD NEWS FOR THOSE OFUS WHO HAVE BARELY THOUSANDDOLLAR OUTFROM LAST WINTER'SFREEZES SPECIALLY TRYING TOSECURE SALT FORTHE UPCOMINGSEASON.PRICES IN SOME AREAS HAVE NEARLYDOUBLED.CITIES AND COUNTIESHERE INTHE TRI-STATE ARE NOW BUYINGTHEIR SALT FOR THE UPCOMINGWINTER AND PRICESHAVESKYROCKETED ESPECIALLY HERE INHAMILTON COUNTY.AFTER THE SPECCEDSNOWIESTWINTER ON WORD IN THE TRI-STATECOMMUNITIES ARE WORKING TOREBUILD SALT SUPPLIES GOING INTOTHEWINTER.WITH THE DEMAND HIGH SO ARE THEPRICES.SALT SUPPLIERS ARE HAVINGDIFFICULTYGETTING ENOUGH SALTTO THE REGION.HAMILTON COUNTY ALONE IS GOINGTO SHELL OUT ANEXTRA $950,000TO FILLLOCALDUMPS: IN 2008PRICES WENT AS HIGH AS $150 ATON,NEARLY FOUR TIMES WHAT WEPAID LAST YEAR.THIS WINTER HAMILTON COUNTY ISPLANNING TOSTART THE SNOWSEASON OFF WITH A MIX OF SALTAND SAND TO MAKE THE SUPPLY LASTLONGER.SOMETHING THAT HISTORICALLY THECOUNTY DID NOT DO UNTIL THE SALTSUPPLIES BEGAN TODWINDLE.DRIVERS WE TALKED TO SAY THEPRIZE IS PAINFUL BUT NECESSARY.I HAVE TO GO TOWORK NOMATTER WHAT, SO HOPEFULLYTHEY'LL HAVE ENOUGH TO GET USTHROUGH, AND NOTCAUSE ANYPROBLEMS.HAMILTON COUNTY ISN'T ALONE.WE TALKED TOCLERMONT COUNTYTODAY ABOUT ITS 127% INCREASE INSALT PRICE.IT'S PART OF A PLACE INSOUTHEAST OHIO THAT BUYSSALT.THE GROUP MAY ONLY BE ABLE TOPURCHASE 10% OF WHAT IS NEEDED.SOME REGIONS MAY NEEDTO GO INTOTHE SEASON WITH A DIMINISHEDSUPPLY.RIGHT NOW CLERMONT COUNTY HASONLY HALFOF ITS AVERAGE WINTERSUPPLY ALREADY ON HAND.IN TALKING TO HAMILTON AS SWELLAS CLERMONTCOUNTY BOTH SAIDTHEY WANT TO SEEK ALTERNATIVESTO TRY TO AVOID THE HIGHPRICES.WLWT NEWS 5.IN 20052005 WE ALSO PAIDHIGH PRICES FOR SALT ORIGINATING

Region working to refill salt domes going into this winter

With this high demand for salt comes a high price, Hamilton County is seeking 16,000 tons of salt to fill local domes. It will come at a cost, $950,000 higher than last year.